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Article: Export markets respond to crispy appeal of U.S. potato chips. (includes related article on Kettle Foods' potato chip exports)
- Article from:
- AgExporter
- Article date:
- November 1, 1996
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Four centuries after potatoes from the New World were first carried back to Europe on Spanish treasure ships, consumers around the globe have discovered the crispy appeal of that distinctively American snack - the potato chip.
Sliced or extruded, bagged or boxed, traditional or flavored, potato chips are taking a big bite out of the growing world market for snacks. And although chips are now produced around the globe by foreign and U.S. manufacturers alike, made-in-USA potato chips have been stacking up some impressive gains.
The emergence of a significant export market is a fairly recent phenomenon. In fiscal 1989, U.S. potato chip exports worldwide were ...